Cheshire
was a station on the line of the Southern Pacific Company
south of Corvallis. It was near the Long Tom River. It was
platted in 1913 as Hubert, but this caused confusion with
another station
on the same line, Huber, so the railroad company changed the
name to Cheshire. The name Hubert was selected to compliment
James Hubert Cheshire, a favorite small boy of the neighborhood.
Hubert post office was established March 20, 1914, with Henry
C. Ball postmaster. The name of the office was changed to Cheshire
on May 12, 1914. The Cheshire family had been prominent in
the locality. J. H. Cheshire died May 19, 2000, aged 90
years.